Goslings

Walked to the river this morning and got photos of a "gaggle of geese" with their babies swimming up the creek. (you'll probably have to click on the picture to make it big enough to see them.)

Also got a picture of the Sangamon taken from the bridge looking east.

Siding

Here are "before" and "just getting started" photos of the new siding project. The original "wood" siding has soaked up water and started to rot in places. The new color will be a medium gray, and we're thinking that the shutters and front door will be a dark slate. We're also getting a window put in the east window of the dining room to get more light in there.

Spring Again!

Warm weather is here at last. The iris are blooming, and I found a fountain for the courtyard by the front door.

A New Year 2011

My posts are a out of order, but I'm catching up today. My family has gone home now. Earlier, we had a nice lunch at Hometown Buffet (no cooking or clean-up), then here for gifts, games and visiting. Jason and Shirley had to work (it's rare that someone isn't missing), but they did get to be here for Thanksgiving this year.

White Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas. A good snowstorm on Christmas Eve, making the drive to church was a little treacherous, we picked up a friend who didn't want to drive on the way. Our new minister gave a lovely service for a small crowd. After we got safely home, we watched A Christmas Carol with Alistair Sim as Scrooge. The next day T and I woke up to beautiful snow cover, stayed home and watched movies - Miracle on Thirty Fourth Street, A Christmas Story, It's a Wonderful Life, and the Andy Griffith show Christmas episode. I make turkey soup from the Thanksgiving bones that I had stashed in the freezer.

This year I had to work and missed Dad's dinner on Sunday (another good reason to retire!) T and I went up for a visit on Wednesday.

Retirement!

Woo Hoo! Friday December 31, 2010 was my last day of work at the library. My department gave me a very nice party; with balloons and chocolate.

Moving forward to the next thing. Sewing room, here I come! No scheduling stress-conflicts on nights and weekends. Although I will miss the job, being a library assistant was my cup of tea-if it weren't for those nights and weekends.

Thanksgiving 2010

T and I fixed turkey dinner at our house. His son and all my family except two grandkids were here. The turkey was fresh from an organic farm, and was so good.